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DEA Marijuana Rescheduling: The Briefing Deadline Passed. What Happens Now?

2026-11-0901:02:32

Send us Fan Mail Recorded November 8, 2026. Tom Howard and Miggy open with the midterms and what they might mean for cannabis policy. At 6:32, they turn to the DEA marijuana rescheduling hearing: the reply deadline has passed, and they discuss what the judge can do next. In its November 5 reply, the DEA asked the judge to give the GAO report no weight. That was the agency’s position in a brief. The October 22 order set a briefing deadline and gave no date for the recommendation. The roundup ...

Blue Wave: Will Democrats Finally Deliver on Cannabis?

2026-11-0508:49

Send us Fan Mail The blue wave changed who will run the next Congress. Can Democrats turn that into a cannabis bill Trump would sign? Tom Howard breaks down why SAFE Banking may be the first real test, what it takes to get to 60 Senate votes, and what federal medical rules already do. Plus: STATES 2.0, the MORE Act, and why Massachusetts voters kept legal cannabis. What should Congress tackle first: banking, a federal medical framework, or full legalization? Tap Text the show and tell us wha...

DEA Registers 900+ Medical Dispensaries—But Moves to Deny This One

2026-11-0255:46

Send us Fan Mail Recorded November 1, 2026. More than 900 medical dispensaries have entered the DEA’s federal registration system, while one Minnesota applicant faces a proposed denial. Who gets in—and what does a state license actually get you? Tom Howard and Miggy discuss federal registration, the medical/adult-use licensing dispute, cannabis reform proposals, the approaching election, hemp rules and the practical business of running a dispensary. Watch the original CLN recording: https:/...

The Schedule III Loophole Nobody Saw Coming

2026-10-2912:32

Send us Fan Mail Same jar. Same batch. Same licensed supply chain. What puts marijuana covered by a qualifying medical license back in Schedule I—the cash register? Show me the legal change. Request a Howard East consultation: https://www.cannabisindustrylawyer.com/280e-license-supply-chain-review/ The federal rule puts marijuana “subject to a state medical marijuana license” in Schedule III. My position: if that qualifying coverage continues through the supply chain, selling it to an adu...

DEA Judge Rules on Rescheduling: The GAO Report and What’s Next

2026-10-2501:09:27

Send us Fan Mail Recorded October 25, 2026. Thomas Howard and Miggy discuss the DEA judge's October 22 order admitting the GAO report and refusing to reopen the marijuana rescheduling hearing. Optional briefs are due October 29 and replies November 5. Those are briefing deadlines, not a promised ruling date; this order is not a final rescheduling decision. Jump to 07:32 for the DEA order discussion. The opening covers CLN, advocacy and hemp; the chapters follow the actual conversation. Also d...

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